Triples : 1962 American League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The key for this year was staying healthy, playing 154 games (his biggest goal was to play 162 games). When I'm healthy, I'm can put up the best numbers I can." - Juan Gonzalez (1999)
 

1962 Triples Leaders

Top 25 in the American League

Gino Cimoli 15 Kansas City Athletics 1
Lou Clinton 10 Boston Red Sox 2
Jerry Lumpe 10 Kansas City Athletics  
Floyd Robinson 10 Chicago White Sox  
Eddie Bressoud 9 Boston Red Sox 5
Brooks Robinson 9 Baltimore Orioles  
Bob Allison 8 Minnesota Twins 7
Al Smith 8 Chicago White Sox  
Bernie Allen 7 Minnesota Twins 9
Ed Charles 7 Kansas City Athletics  
Joe Cunningham 7 Chicago White Sox  
Nellie Fox 7 Chicago White Sox  
Chuck Cottier 6 Washington Senators 13
Chuck Hinton 6 Washington Senators  
Al Kaline 6 Detroit Tigers  
Jim Landis 6 Chicago White Sox  
Albie Pearson 6 Los Angeles Angels  
Buck Rodgers 6 Los Angeles Angels  
Norm Siebern 6 Kansas City Athletics  
Bill Skowron 6 New York Yankees  
Carl Yastrzemski 6 Boston Red Sox  
Luis Aparicio 5 Chicago White Sox 22
Jackie Brandt 5 Baltimore Orioles  
Bill Bruton 5 Detroit Tigers  
Ty Cline 5 Cleveland Indians  



Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second).

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.